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    Sully

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    I came across a headline on the Sacramento Bee website this morning:Educators sullying state law to support Proposition 30 It’s from a column by Dan Walters in which he complains that folks in higher ed – community colleges, CSU, and UC – are underhandedly letting it be known in various ways that if Prop 30 – the governor’s tax initiative – doesn’t pass, things won’t go well for their institutions.  Sample quote: “Just Tuesday, the University of California at Berkeley announced a Proposition 30 Awareness Project to test the use of Facebook, Twitter and other social media to distribute information…

  • More Dangerous Bad Grammar Spam: Don’t Click; Just Delete

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    Your email account has been reported for numerous spams Activities from a foreign ip recently. As a result of this the University Of California ITS has received advice to suspend your account. However, you might not be the one promoting this Spam, as your email account might have been compromised.To protect your account from sending spam mails, You are to confirm your true ownership of this account by Clicking on this link below to Login and confirm in one simple step.On receipt of the requested information,the ucla Web-Mail email support shall block your account from Spam. [click here] Failure to do this…

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    Some Handy Comparison Slides of Props 30 & 38

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    The Legislative Analyst’s Office has some handy comparisons of the governor’s tax initiative (Prop 30) and the rival Munger tax initiative (Prop 38).  “PIT” = personal income tax.  Three slides are below: Prop 30 Prop 38 ($7,316 is not a typo.  Prop 38 starts at a relatively low income hurdle.  A more detailed description that you will be finding in the official ballot pamphlet is: “Increases personal income tax rates on annual earnings over $7,316 using sliding scale from .4% for lowest individual earners to 2.2% for individuals earning over $2.5 million, for twelve years.” Prop 30’s income tax hurdle is much…

  • On the Internet, No One Knows Who You Are

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    In 1993, the cartoon below appeared with the caption, “On the Internet, no one knows you’re a dog,”and was widely circulated. Now that we have college courses online 29 years later, life imitates art – online – at http://www.wetakeyourclass.com/: As the song says: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm7u25wRiV8?feature=player_detailpage] Update: Inside Higher Ed reported that the website above has been taken off line by its owner: http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2012/09/26/we-take-your-class-goes-offline  As a later post on this blog notes, however, there are other such services still in operation.

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    Higher Ed Metrics Bill is Dead on Arrival

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    On Friday, the governor vetoed SB 721 which would have instructed the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) to come up with “metrics” to determine if the UC, CSU, and the community colleges were meeting three goals.  These goals were described in a section of the bill: In order to promote the state’s competitive economic position and quality of civic life, it is necessary to increase the level of educational attainment of California’s adult population to meet the state’s civic and workforce needs. To achieve that objective, it is the intent of the Legislature that budget and policy decisions regarding postsecondary education…

  • UCOP Report on Handling UC Protests Now Available

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    Executive Summary (Scroll down for link to full report) After physical conflict erupted between police and protesters during demonstrations at UC Berkeley and UC Davis in November 2011, University President Mark G. Yudof asked Vice President and General Counsel Charles F. Robinson and Berkeley Law School Dean Christopher F. Edley, Jr. to review existing policies and practices regarding the University’s response to demonstrations and civil disobedience.  This review was not intended as a fact-finding investigation into the November 2011 protests, or into any other particular incident.  Other reviews have been tasked with that objective.  Rather, this review was aimed at…

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    405 Closure Tonight

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    From the LA Daily News:In another minor preview of “Carmageddon II,” the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway will be closed Saturday night through the Sepulveda Pass. Beginning at 11 p.m. Saturday, the northbound freeway will be closed from Getty Center Drive to the Ventura (101) Freeway. The freeway is expected to reopen by 9 a.m. Sunday, according to Metro, which is overseeing the San Diego Freeway construction project. The Mulholland bridge over the freeway, which closed tonight, will remain blocked until 8 a.m. Sunday… Full article at http://www.dailynews.com/breakingnews/ci_21549600/northbound-san-diego-405-freeway-closed-saturday-night [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b5LzCOc98E?feature=player_detailpage]

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    Got the Message?

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    Our friends at CSU have developed a rather blunt way of delivering the message about Prop 30. From the LA Times: Hundreds of thousands of applicants to California State University campuses this year will be receiving a warning instead of the typical warm note thanking them for their interest.The spots they are hoping to fill next year, the prospective students will be cautioned, could evaporate if the governor’s push to raise taxes in November fails. The letter also will say no admissions decisions will be made until a few weeks after the election, a departure from the usual policy of…

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    Fires North of UCLA

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    At least two fires are reported burning north of UCLA causing major traffic disruptions this afternoon.  The most recent alerts (as of around 5 PM today) say: Please be advised of a hillside brush fire in the Sepulveda Pass which has closed Sepulveda Blvd and slowed traffic more than normally on the I-405.  Additionally there are reports of car fires on Mulholland Drive and near Coldwater Canyon.I-405 is still open in both directions but moving slowly.  Heavy smoke from the fire is visible on campus. == Coldwater Canyon is closed between Ventura Blvd and Sunset Blvd. This is in addition…

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    UCLA Crows But As Alfred Hitchcock Pointed Out, Too Much Crowing Can Lead to Trouble

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    UCLA Newsroom  UC Board of Regents grants final approval for UCLA conference center By Steve RiteaSeptember 11, 2012 [Update, Sept. 13: The full Board of Regents has approved the project’s final design plans and a final environmental impact report.]    The University of California Board of Regents’ Committee on Grounds and Buildings today cleared the way for UCLA to begin construction next year on the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference and Guest Center, a project that will enhance civic engagement on campus and allow UCLA to compete with other universities for important academic conferences.   “We are grateful to the Regents…